motley

英 [ˈmɒtli]

美 [ˈmɑːtli]

adj.  混杂的; 杂七杂八的
n.  （丑角穿的）杂色衣服; 小丑

过去分词：motleyed　

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Collins.1 / BNC.18743 / COCA.16138

牛津词典

adj.

• 混杂的；杂七杂八的
  consisting of many different types of people or things that do not seem to belong together
  1. The room was filled with a motley collection of furniture and paintings.
     屋子里摆满了五花八门的家具和绘画。
  2. The audience was a motley crew of students and tourists.
     观众是一群混杂在一起的学生和游客。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 杂七杂八的;混杂的
  You can describe a group of things as amotleycollection if you think they seem strange together because they are all very different.
  1. ...a motley collection of vans, old buses, cattle-trucks, and even a fire engine...
     杂七杂八的一堆车，有运货车、旧公共汽车、运牛车，甚至救火车
  2. The volunteers seem a motley crew.
     志愿者里似乎什么人都有。

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